# NTSB DEN67D0154: Cessna 182, N3579F, Rock River, WY, October 11, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1966
- Place: Rock River, WY · ROCK RIVER, WY
- Location: 41.7317° N, 105.9751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock River, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7317&lon=-105.9751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0154
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0154

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3455  66/10/11   ROCK RIVER WYO      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 4044
        TIME - 1030                    N3579F              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GIBBS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- PILOT DECIDED AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLEAR POWER LINES AT END OF RUNWAY.MOWED GRASS HAMPERED BRAKING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3579F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3579F), registered now, S/N 18257579, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gibbs Field

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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